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Two drug suspects in Houghton County will no longer have their cases heard in Circuit Court. According to the Houghton County Prosecutor’s Office, the charges against 35-year-old Corrie Ruth of Flint and 43-year-old Damon Belcher of Detroit have been dismissed without prejudice. The two are now under federal authority and …

The Hancock School District has their people in place following their annual organizational meeting Monday. Officers were elected at the meeting: Chuck Paoli as President; Paula Nutini as Vice President; Mary Babcock as Secretary; and Michele Blau as treasurer. Babcock and Blau are new to their positions while Paoli and …

The first school board meeting of 2016 started out with a student council report. After which, the board took a look at the High School’s 3D printing lab. Students are working with this state of the art technology to create projects and art pieces. In administrative reports, the Elementary School …

After four-and-a-half years Amir Hekmati has been reunited with his family. Hekmati, a U.S. Marine from Flint, was freed as part of a prisoner swap between the U.S. and Iran. U.S. Congressman Dan Kildee traveled to Germany at the request of Hekmati’s family. He told MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell that Amir …

A government watchdog group is calling on Governor Rick Snyder to release documents relating to the Flint water crisis. Melonie McElroy of the group Common Cause says the governor should use the State of the State address to announce he’ll make all materials related to the Flint water issue publicly …

Water response teams have visited more than 16,300 homes in Flint in an effort to distribute bottled water, water filters and water testing kits. Special 1st Lieutenant David Kaiser of the Michigan State Police says just on Sunday teams made up of local and state personnel, the American Red Cross …

Will the Flint water crisis and the crumbling Detroit Public School system overshadow the governor’s State of the State address tonight in Lansing? Some Republicans in the Michigan House say no, although they don’t expect Rick Snyder to gloss over the two issues during his address. State Representative Peter Pettalia …

A trio of Finnish enrichment classes are slated for this afternoon at the Zion Lutheran Church in Hancock. The classes are part of the yearly Heikinpaiva celebration. Today’s classes include wooden bird carving, korvapuusti or sweet roll making and a 5-string kantele class. Assistant Editor for the Finnish American Reporter …

Michigan Tech will be celebrating Martin Luther King Day will a series of events today. Tech students, faculty, staff and community members will read books about the life and legacy of Dr. King to local school children. Houghton Elementary, Barkell Elemetary in Hancock and TR Davis Elementary in Dollar Bay are …

Roland Burgan of Hancock died Thursday evening at Cypress Manor Nursing Home in Hancock following a short illness. He was 76 years old. Roland’s father was part of the group that started radio station WHDF in Houghton in 1929. WHDF is the present-day WCCY. After his father died, Roland owned …